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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015
Talbot Hill Elementary receives $5,000 grant for ‘green’ efforts School is the only organization in Washington state to receive Waste Management award BY TRACEY COMPTON tcompton@rentonreporter.com
Renton’s Talbot Hill Elementary was awarded a $5,000 grant for the school’s “green” education efforts on Monday, June 15.
The school was the only entity in Washington state to win a 2015 Think Green Grant from Waste Management. The company awarded $300,000 in grants nationally to the nonprofit Keep America Beautiful. Talbot Hill
was one of the 39 Keep America Beautiful affiliates or partners to receive the grant. The money will be used to build a garden and greenhouse on the front lawn of the school. The grant is a big deal for students, who previously did all of their “green” education inside the classroom. Talbot Hill Principal Sheryl
Dunton accepted the award from Waste Management’s David Della. School MicroSociety Coordinator Sally Boni was also on hand, as was Renton Chamber of Commerce CEO Vicky Baxter. Baxter introduced Boni to the grant and Boni called getting the funding like “a dream come true.” “We are looking for donors and we are looking for connec-
No more teachers, no more books
tions to help us buy a greenhouse at cost or at least a discounted price,” said Boni. “Our $5,000 will go a long way to get us started, but we’ll most likely need $5,000 (to) $10,000 more before we are completely done.” The school is also looking for volunteers who have expertise in creating outdoor greenhouses and [ more TALBOT page 9 ]
Foster awards diploma to Alajawan Brown
The Class of 2015 celebrates its accomplishments and looks forward
Renton teen killed in 2010 would have graduated with the Class of 2015
BY TRACEY COMPTON AND BRIAN BECKLEY tcompton@rentonreporter.com
This past week Renton graduated more than 800 students in the Class of 2015. All three comprehensive high schools held their commencement ceremonies on June 12 at ShoWare Center in Kent. The Secondary Learning Center held its graduation on Monday, June 15, at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center. They were momentous occasions, full of reflection, pride, music, some tears, joy and lots of celebration. HAZEN Hazen High School started off the day with their ceremony last Friday. The school’s program listed 349 students [ more GRADUATION page 15 ]
BY DEAN A. RADFORD dradford@rentonreporter.com
This is the year that Alajawan Brown would have reached a teenager’s milestone – receiving a high school diploma – in front of adoring family and friends. Instead, his father Louis walked slowly across the Foster High School football field last Friday toward Mark Wahlstrom, Alajawan Brown president of the Tukwila School Board, who held an honorary diploma and a purple cap. Alajawan’s brother Louis Jr. walked beside him, his arm around their father’s shoulder. Alajawan’s sister Jasmine, a member of Foster’s Centennial Class of 2015, waited for them. “I am proud to present Mr. Louis Brown an honorary diploma for Alajawan from Foster High School. I know that Alajawan would have been a proud Bulldog,” said Foster Principal Pat Larson, as the graduates and those in the stadium rose in applause at Foster’s Centennial graduation. [ more BROWN page 4 ]
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